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July 23-31, 2012

Russell
Raley (left) will be the volunteer assistant at Texas Tech. He
will be hitting coach and first base coach as well as working
with the infielders and outfielders. Raley, 28, was a three-time
All-Big 12 infielder at Oklahoma and spent four years as
volunteer assistant with the Sooners from 2008-11. He worked at
OU with current Texas Tech head coach Tim Tadlock, assisting him
with hitting responsibilities. The Sooners reached the College
World Series in 2010.

Utah Valley has added Cooper Fouts to its
coaching staff. He spent the past two seasons at Pepperdine,
helping the Waves win the 2012 West Coast Conference crown and
advance to the NCAA Tournament. Fouts coached four years at
Southern Nevada prior to his stint in Malibu. He plated one
season at Southern Nevada before transferring to Texas Tech for
three years. He earned a degree in exercise sports science from
Tech in 2006.

Daniel Palka of Georgia Tech was named the West
Division MVP of the 2012 Cape Cod League All-Star Game on July
28. The first baseman went 3 for 4 with a double and a steal in
the 1-1 tie. Alex Blandino of Stanford scored the tying run in
the bottom of the ninth and was the East MVP.

Mississippi State junior outfielder Hunter
Renfroe had his number retired and displayed on the outfield
fence at Povich Field, home of the Bethesda Big Train in the Cal
Ripken Collegiate Baseball League. Renfroe set league records
this summer with 16 home runs, 48 runs and 52 RBI.

Louisville right-hander Jeff Thompson pitched a
six-inning no-hitter for the Bourne Braves Sunday in the Cape
Cod league. The 9-0 victory over first-place Harwich was halted
early due to rain. Thompson walked two and fanned nine in
improving to 2-2 with 30 strikeouts in 29 innings.

Jon Benick has been added to the staff at
Longwood as an assistant coach. He will assist with all baseball
operations, including recruiting. Benick was an assistant at St.
Anne’s Belfield this past season and hitting coach at Wilkes
University in 2011. Benick spent his freshman year at Auburn
before becoming a three-year starter at Virginia at first base,
third base and catcher. He was First Team All-ACC in 2000.
Benick was picked in the ninth round of the 2001 MLB Draft by
the San Diego Padres and spent six years in professional
baseball.

The
Cape Cod League All-Star Game will be Saturday, July 28, at 6
p.m. at Whitehouse Field in Harwich. A home run hitting contest
will take place at 5 p.m. Georgia Tech is the only school with
two starters: first baseman Daniel Palka and second baseman Mott
Hyde. LSU and Notre Dame also have two players on the All-Star
rosters. Colin Moran (right) of North Carolina will start at
third base for the West.
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Former Major League catcher Steve Holm has been
hired as an assistant coach at Sacramento State. Holm will be
the hitting coach while helping with catchers and baserunning. A
native of Sacramento, Holm was an All-American at Oral Roberts
and was picked in the 17th round of the 2001 MLB Draft by the
San Francisco Giants. During his 12-year professional career,
Holm played for the Giants in 2008-09 and for the Minnesota
Twins in 2011. Holm replaces Tommy Nicholson, who returned to
his alma mater, Texas.

Radford has hired Ryan Connolly as an assistant
coach and recent grad Matt Mack will be the volunteer assistant.
Connolly will coach the hitters and coordinate recruiting.
Connolly was the volunteer assistant the past two seasons at
Virginia Tech. A native of Binghamton, N.Y., Connolly played at
Notre Dame (2006-10) and was a two-time captain. Mack will
assist with the hitters and infielders as well as overseeing the
Joe Raccuia Baseball Camps. A native of Davidsonville, Md., Mack
was a two-time All-Big South honoree. He batted .332 this past
season for the Highlanders with five home runs and 40 RBI.

Juan Pierre and P.J. Walters are among four in
the University of South Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame Class of
2012. Pierre played one season for the Jaguars, leading the Sun
Belt with 95 hits and 77 runs in 1998, while leading the
conference and finishing fifth in the nation with 54 steals.
Pierre was conference Player of the Year and an All-American.
USA was 42-19 and went 2-2 in the South I Regional. He was
picked by the Colorado Rockies in the MLB Draft and has played
13 seasons in the Major Leagues. Walters played for the Jaguars
from 2004-06 and is the career leader with 410.1 innings and 404
strikeouts, while standing second with 31 wins. He went 10-1
with 119 strikeouts in 117 innings his first year and was named
a Freshman All-American. He was selected by the St. Louis
Cardinals in the 2006 MLB Draft and reached the Major Leagues in
2009.

Eastern Michigan will hold its annual golf outing
on Sept. 30 at Fox Hills Golf Club in Plymouth. Registration
starts at 9 a.m. with shotgun start at 10 a.m. Lunch will be
served on the course. Foursomes cost $400 and tee sponsorships
are $100.